F1PART 59MERCANTILE COURTS

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Acknowledgment of service59.5

1

A defendant must file an acknowledgment of service in every case.

2

Unless paragraph (3) applies, the period for filing an acknowledgment of service is 14 days after service of the claim form.

3

Where the claim form is served out of the jurisdiction, or on the agent of a defendant who is overseas, the time periods provided by rules 6.16(4), 6.21(4) and 6.22 apply after service of the claim form.